25 Mar 2015

School Run Colours 25/03/2015 - Hide and Seek Adventure

My son is now an age when imagination runs riot and there is a 'benture' (adventure) to be had around every corner from on the living room sofa to under the dining room table. Everyday happenings that grown-ups take for granted elicit intrigue and the questions flow thick and fast as he tries to make sense of the world around him. Add a vivid imagination and a keen sense of hearing to the mix and we have the perfect recipe to keep Mum on her toes trying to sort fact from fiction.

This is my first attempt at writing a fictional piece for children. Needless to say, it has been inspired by my son's current favourite obsessions.

Pretty pink flowers all in a row

What is that hiding in the shadows

Of its boughs?

Is it a fierce dinosaur

with a roar strong and loud

Or a little red squirrel

digging for nuts in the ground

Is it a wise old wizard

in a cloak and pointy hat

Or a crooked cackling witch

with a green and black cat

Is it a big giant spaceship

with friendly aliens on board

Or a king in his castle

fighting battles with a sword

Is it a fierce snarling dog

hunting for a chewy bone

Or a teenie tiny dragonfly

hovering like a droneIs it a scary ghost trainchuffing all aroundOr a digger-turned-helicopterTransformers abound!Is it an enormous monsterwith three eyes and a snotty noseOr a huge hungry 'helephant'that eats a pink rose

What secrets lurk under

the shadows of these boughs

Come and join us

on an adventure to explore.

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